Derek Fordjour
No. 29
Found at
Phillips,
New York
20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Afternoon Session, Lot 416
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2020
20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Afternoon Session, Lot 416
8. Dec - 8. Dec 2020
Estimate: 50.000 - 70.000 USD
Price realised: 138.600 USD
Price realised: 138.600 USD
Description
signed, titled and dated "FORDJOUR '17 No. 29" on the reverse
oil pastel, charcoal, acrylic, cardboard and carved newspaper mounted to canvas
30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 61 cm)
Executed in 2017.
Private Collection, New York
oil pastel, charcoal, acrylic, cardboard and carved newspaper mounted to canvas
30 x 24 in. (76.2 x 61 cm)
Executed in 2017.
Private Collection, New York
Upper estimate price exceeded by 98 %.
This artwork by Derek Fordjour achieved an unexpectedly high price at Phillips in New York in December 2020. In the 20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Afternoon Session auction, the work No. 29 sold for USD 138,600.00 (€ 113,327.88) - well above the upper estimate of USD 70,000.00. Admittedly, works by Derek Fordjour have also been auctioned for a multiple of this price - according to our records, the highest result so far was achieved by the work Ornithologist in May last year with an auction result of USD 945,000.00 (€ 880,626.22).
Oberer Schätzpreis um 98 % übertroffen
Dieses Kunstwerk von Derek Fordjour erzielte im Dezember 2020 bei Phillips in New York einen unerwartet hohen Preis. In der Auktion 20th c. and Contemporary Art Day Sale - Afternoon Session wurde die Arbeit No. 29 für USD 138.600,00 (€ 113.327,88) versteigert – und damit weit über dem oberen Schätzpreis von USD 70.000,00. Freilich wurden Arbeiten von Derek Fordjour auch schon für ein Vielfaches dieses Preises versteigert – das bisher höchste Ergebnis erzielte nach unseren Aufzeichnungen die Arbeit Ornithologist im Mai letzten Jahres mit einem Auktionsergebnis von USD 945.000,00 (€ 880.626,22).
Derek Fordjour - Auction history
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